Gotta Love Her

Today was a rare occasion when Gabriel was napping and Lorelai was awake.  It's not often I get to spend fun time with my baby girl uninterrupted around here.  We had a fabulous time dancing to The Wheels on the Bus and doing little cheers.  :)  She is so strong.  She can already hold her head up 90 degrees for a fair amount of time and she is trying to stand in my lap at times.  She consistently can roll from front to back, so I know back to front is just around the corner.  And today, on the day her brother turns 20 months old, I am reminded all too much of how fast they are growing up.  

Do you think if I put bricks on their heads they'll slow down for me some?

On a side note...I need photography advice.  I LOVE my camera.  LOVE.  But, I don't really know how to use it and don't have very much time to learn (and not a lot of patience to read about it frankly).  So, can someone explain to me how to get good shots of my kiddos indoors without a flash?  They move so quickly that most of their shots come out blurred.  The top one of Lorelai is minus the flash, but is slightly blurred.  The bottom is with a flash so it's perfect, but it looks like the room is dark and it wasn't. It was really nice and sunny (cheery) like the top picture.  Maybe I'm asking too much, but I'd like to get the bright cheery feel without the blurriness.  Anyone have suggestions???  :)  (Or is someone willing to research this for me and to give me the easy answer for what settings I need to use?)